Comb Beck
| Comb Beck | ||
 The Comb Beck |
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| location | Cumbria , England | |
| River system | Derwent | |
| Drain over | Buttermere Dubs → Cocker (Derwent) → Derwent → Irish Sea | |
| River basin district | North West | |
| origin | north of Comb Crags 54 ° 31 ′ 11 " N , 3 ° 16 ′ 37" W |
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| muzzle | in the Buttermere coordinates: 54 ° 31 '35 " N , 3 ° 15' 37" W 54 ° 31 '35 " N , 3 ° 15' 37" W.
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The Comb Beck is a watercourse in Cumbria , England . It arises north of the Comb Crags between the High Stile and the High Crag west of the Buttermere and flows in a northeasterly direction to its confluence with the Buttermere.
The Comb Beck is a Site of Special Scientific Interest . The area covers 0.51 hectares . In the river bed of the Comb Beck, galena , chalcopyrite and chalcosine are clearly visible in a vein up to two meters wide. The special significance of the Comb Beck is that it is the only place in the UK where wulfenite is visible in nature.
Web links
Commons : Comb Beck - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ^ Comb Beck on SSSI List at Natural England